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Public Act 103-0660
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
changing Sections 3-506 and 3-802 and by adding Section |
3-699.22 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-506) |
Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military |
service members. Upon the death of a military service member |
who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1, |
3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, |
3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, |
3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, |
3-699.12, 3-699.15, 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20, |
or 3-699.22 of this Code, the surviving spouse of that service |
member may retain the plate so long as that spouse is a |
resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or |
her name within 180 days of the death of the service member. |
For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means |
any individual who is serving or has served in any branch of |
the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard |
or other reserve components of the Armed Forces, and has been |
issued a special plate listed in this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new) |
Sec. 3-699.22. Air Force Combat Action Medal license |
plates. |
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the |
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and |
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of |
State, may issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates |
to residents of this State who have been awarded the Air Force |
Combat Action Medal. The special Air Force Combat Action Medal |
plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to |
passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and |
motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than |
8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire |
according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by |
Section 3-414.1. |
(b) The plates shall display the Air Force Combat Action |
Medal. In all other respects, the design, color, and format of |
the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of |
the Secretary. The Secretary may, in the Secretary's own |
discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or |
personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. |
The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as |
prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary |
shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in the |
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Secretary's own discretion, shall approve and prescribe |
stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
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(625 ILCS 5/3-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)
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Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
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(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the |
following words
shall have the meanings ascribed to them as |
follows:
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"Reclassification" means changing the registration of |
a vehicle from one
plate category to another.
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"Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a |
vehicle within the
same plate category.
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(b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one |
plate category
to another, the owner shall receive credit for |
the unused portion of the
present
plate and be charged the |
current portion fees for the new plate. In addition,
the |
appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees |
shall be
assessed.
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(b-5) Any Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any |
individual who has a registration issued under either Section |
3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate |
under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, |
3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, |
3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, |
3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, 3-699.15, |
3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20, or 3-699.22 may |
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reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a special |
license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a |
replacement plate or digital plate fee or registration sticker |
or digital registration sticker cost. |
(b-10) Any Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any |
individual who has a special license plate issued under |
Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, |
3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, |
3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, |
3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, or 3-699.17, or |
3-699.22 may reclass his or her special license plate upon |
acquiring a new registration under Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 |
without a replacement plate or digital plate fee or |
registration sticker or digital registration sticker cost. |
(c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the |
same plate
category, the owner shall pay the difference in |
current period fees between the 2
plates. In addition, the |
appropriate replacement plate and replacement
sticker fees |
shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required, |
the
corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
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(d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change |
the registered
weight and change the plate category, the owner |
shall receive credit for the
unused portion of the |
registration fee of the current plate and pay the current
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portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in |
addition, pay the
appropriate replacement plate
and |
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replacement sticker fees.
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(e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate |
category can be done
only once within any registration period.
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(f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances |
found in subsection
(b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); |
however, when reclassing from a flat
weight plate to an |
apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit |
amounts to an overpayment.
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(g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered |
under the mileage
tax option is revoked, the owner shall be |
required to pay the annual
registration fee in the new plate |
category and shall not receive any credit for
the mileage |
plate fees.
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(h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on |
first division
vehicles, second division vehicles weighing |
8,000 pounds or less, and
recreational
vehicles. Those plates |
can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
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(i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing |
8,000 pounds or
less and passenger vehicle plates may be |
reclassed from one division to the
other.
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(j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one |
division to the
other division is prohibited. In addition, a |
reclass from a motor vehicle to a
trailer or a trailer to a |
motor vehicle is prohibited.
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(Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; |
102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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